42 entries under negative topic. ×

18
stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, attitude, informal)
13
obstinate(adjective, cross, hostile, inflexible)
8
perverse(adjective, support, tough, firm, attitude)
8
wayward(adjective, support, attitude, hostile)
7
refractory(adjective, tough, firm, hostile)
6
froward(adjective, support, attitude, cross)
6
intractable(adjective, tough, firm, hostile)
6
restive(adjective, nervous, hostile, different)
5
ornery(adjective, support, tough, firm, attitude)
5
unruly(adjective, hostile, different, adverse)
4
headstrong(tough, firm, cross, hostile)
4
recalcitrant(adjective, tough, firm, unreasonable)
2
contumacious(tough, firm, unreasonable, hostile)
2
opposed(adjective, hostile, different, adverse)
2
wrongheaded(hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
1
adverse(cross, hostile, different, conflicting)
1
antagonistic opposite(expression, hostile, different, adverse)
1
anti(hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
1
antipathetic(hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
1
antipodal(hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
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